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{{Infobox election|election_name=1976 United States presidential election|country=United States|flag_year=1960|type=presidential|opinion_polls=|previous_election=1972 United States presidential election|previous_year=1972|election_date=November 2, 1976|next_election=1980 United States presidential election|next_year=1980|votes_for_election=547 members of the [[United States Electoral College|Electoral College]]|needed_votes=Plurality
The '''1976 United States presidential election''' was the 48th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1976. Progressive [[Fidel Castro]] of Cuba defeated Governor [[Jerry Brown]] of California and Senator [[Jesse Helms]] of North Carolina, after incumbent president [[George Wallace]] lost re-nomination at the 1976 Democratic National Convention.
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